Mid-Term Study Questions

Question 1

What are the years of the Abrahamic Period?

Answer 1

2100 BC (Call of Abraham) - 1450 BC (Exodus from Egypt)

Question 2

In which chapter does one find the Abrahamic covenant of circumcision?

Answer 2

Genesis 17

Question 3

What are the years of the Sinai Period?

Answer 3

1450 BC (Exodus) - 1050 BC (United Monarchy)

Question 4

What year was the exodus from Egypt?

Answer 4

~ 1450 BC

Specifically, 1446.

Question 5

How many promises did God make to Abraham, what are they, and where in the Bible?

Answer 5

Seven Promises (Gen. 12:1-3):

1. Many descendants-too many to count
2. Relationship with God
3. Promise Land
4. His presence (“I will be with you”)
5. Nations blessed by his “seed”
6. Father of many nations
7. Kings will come from his line “Judah”

Question 6

Biblical chapters stating the 10 Commandments?

Answer 6

Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5.

Question 7

Order of 10 Commandments?

Answer 7

1. ONE God. Have no gods besides Jehovah.
2. (bowing) Do not bow down to worship other gods
3. “B” blaspheming, Do not take God’s name in vain
4. (lazy boy chair) Keep the Sabbath
5. (baby carriage) Honor your father and mother
6. (6ft under) Don’t murder
7. “A” Do not commit adultery
8. “S” Do not steal
9. (speaking bubble) False witness
10. (the best of someone else’s) Do not Covet

Question 8

How many prophets, and how are the numbers divided (N. Kingdom, S. Kingdom, Post-Exilic)?

Answer 8

16 Prophets:

• 3 Northern Kingdom
• 3 Post-Exilic
• 10 Southern Kingdom

Question 9

Which prophets were northern kingdom?

Answer 9

• Amos
• Hosea
• Jonah

Question 10

Which prophets were post-exilic?

Answer 10

• Haggai
• Malachi
• Zechariah

Question 11

Which prophets were southern kingdom?

Answer 11

(All the rest, after n. kingdom + post-exilic)

• Daniel
• Ezekiel
• Habakkuk
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Joel
• Micah
• Nahum
• Obadiah
• Zephaniah

Question 12

Centuries for Amos, Daniel, Ezekiel, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah?

Answer 12

Centuries for Given Prophets:

1. Hosea (8th)
2. Amos (8th)
3. Isaiah (8th)
4. Micah (8th)
5. Jeremiah (7th)
6. Ezekiel (6th)
7. Daniel (6th)

Question 13

Time Periods for “ASKET”?

no “C” for “Creation” because no date given.

Answer 13

A - Abraham, 2100-1450 BC
S - Sinai, 1450-1050 BC
K - Kings, 1050-586 BC
E - Exile, 586-539 BC
T - Temple, 539-430 BC

Question 14

Where in the Bible was the Mosaic Covenant given, and under what CASKET period?

Answer 14

Exodus 24; Sinai

Question 15

When was there a united monarchy (kingdom)?

Answer 15

1050 - 930 BC

Question 16

Where was the Davidic Covenant given in the Bible, and under what CASKET period?

Answer 16

2 Sam 7 + 1 Chr 17; Kings

Question 17

When did the division of the united kingdom occur?

Answer 17

930 BC

Question 18

When did the northern kingdom begin, and when and how did it end?

Answer 18

930 BC; 722 BC, at the hand of the Assyrians.

Kings period

Question 19

When did the southern kingdom begin, and when and how did it end?

Answer 19

930 BC; 586 BC, when Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroys Jerusalem and the Temple and sends exiles all to Babylon.

Question 20

When was the 1ST deportation by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar?

Answer 20

605 BC, same year as his defeat of Egypt.

Question 21

When did Nebuchadnezzar defeat Egypt?

Answer 21

605 BC, same year as first deportation.

Question 22

When did Daniel go to Babylon, and under what circumstances?

Answer 22

605 BC, during the 1st deportation.

Question 23

When was the 2ND deportation by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar?

Answer 23

597 BC, same year Ezekiel went to Babylon.

Question 24

When did Ezekiel go to Babylon, and under what circumstances?

Answer 24

597 BC, during the 2nd deportation.

Question 25

When did Nebuchadnezzar destroy Jerusalem and the Temple?

Answer 25

586 BC, same year as the exile to Babylon.

Question 26

When did Cyrus defeat Babylon, and what is the significance?

Answer 26

539 BC; marks the beginning of the Temple period of CASKET.

Question 27

When did Cyrus issue the decree that allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem?

Answer 27

538 BC

Question 28

When was the FIRST return of Jews to Jerusalem after exile, and under whose leadership did they go?

Answer 28

538 BC, same year as Cyrus's decree, under Zerubbabel and Joshua.

Question 29

When did Haggai and Zechariah prophesy?

Answer 29

520 BC

Question 30

What year was the second temple completed?

Answer 30

516 BC

Question 31

When was the SECOND return of Jews to Jerusalem after exile, and under whose leadership did they go?

Answer 31

458 BC, under Ezra.

Question 32

When did Nehemiah return to Jerusalem, and what did he build after his return?

Answer 32

445 BC; rebuilt the walls.